We looked forward to, dreamed about, and dreaded this week…wedding week! So many plans coming together as only God could have designed. We spent the week creating and decorating. Greenery was clipped and brought by the bucket loads and dumped for a stocked inventory to decorate from. Lights and ladders occupied us for a couple of long days. The tent arrived and the scurrying began. Where to place the tables, the lights, the fabric, the candles, the greenery… It’s hard to even articulate what all went in to this effort. It truly only came together out of love for these two children. There were several times I looked around at the people there helping and was quite simply struck with an appreciation beyond words. Hours and hours AND HOURS of laborious work all to make their day as perfect as it could be. John and Julie Ballard’s beautiful farm was the original setting for the reception and now it was to be the place for the wedding AND reception. It couldn’t have been more perfect. Vicki Patterson, you are an angel walking on this earth. Between phone calls and multiple trips to Alex City, I don’t know what we would have done without you. You listened and dreamed with us. You offered your vast knowledge and abilities all along the way. How do I thank you for being you? You continually amaze me.
I can honestly say when I left Thursday night before the Saturday wedding, we had created what I might be tempted to call a mess. Knowing Friday was a full day with my girl, my total and complete faith, confidence, and prayers were with my little tribe of people to pull this off and know what our vision and dream was for her day. All much more capable and talented than I in the decorating realm, I trusted it would all be perfect. And, it was. They worked tirelessly Friday and Saturday pulling together what ended up being a magical setting for my baby girl. Catie Radney, your energy and devotion to every detail being perfect warms my heart again and again. Leanne & Laurie, the peace I had once you were there can’t be described. You are the voices in my head telling me, imploring me not to miss a minute. Connie Forehand, you are the reason the rehearsal and ceremony went off without a hitch. Once you were on board the wedding train with us, my worries about the actual day were over. It was go-time and every minute counted and Colin’s aunt Lisa arrives to see to any and every detail needed. Connie and James Majors, like me, you had a full week with Colin and yet you were here for every detail. I think we make a good team!
Jeffrey Long was our wedding florist and from the first meeting, he breathed calm and assurance into an area of this wedding world I knew the least about. After meeting and talking, I didn’t need to know anything. He does. Good grief his talent! He suggested we create a lighted lantern wall and I thought he was crazy – it was beautiful! Jeff – thank you for all you did before the wedding and then your presence during the wedding and the reception was icing on the proverbial cake. Hugs!
Elizabeth, Monica, Harriett, Coco, Connie – our dessert table was only possible because of your labor of love making our most favorite desserts!
I’ll never, ever be able to thank everyone enough. Never.
LIFE IS OUR ADVENTURE! 